Location: Washington, D.C.

Website: http://www.friendshipschools.org/

Member Since: December 2007

Friendship Public Charter School is the DC area’s largest public charter school, serving more than 4,000 students from pre-school (3-years-old) to 12th grade on five campuses. Since its inception in 1997, Friendship Public Charter School has enabled thousands of low-income students to become real achievers. Friendship applies its unique educational model with winning results — Friendship consistently improves academic performance, educates the "whole child," offers families wraparound social services, and directs students to college and a solid, rewarding future.

GEAR UP Friendship will use iMentor Interactive to launch the GUF 360 mentoring program, through which Friendship students will receive support and guidance on their journeys towards high school and college success. The students will be mentored by an online support network, consisting of local professionals, college students and high-school juniors from Friendship’s Collegiate Academy.